third-person shooter

noun

A combat-themed video game of a kind with a perspective view, typically positioning the camera over the shoulder of the player.

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Meanings

nounthird-person shooter (plural third-person shooters)

plural third-person shooters

  1. video gamesA combat-themed video game of a kind with a perspective view, typically positioning the camera over the shoulder of the player.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 第三人稱射擊遊戲 /第三人称射击游戏
  • 第三人稱射擊遊戲 /第三人称射击游戏 (dìsānrénchēng shèjī yóuxì)type of video game
Finnish kolmannen persoonan ammuntapeli
  • kolmannen persoonan ammuntapelitype of video game
German Third-Person-Shooter
  • Third-Person-Shootertype of video game
Japanese 三人称シューティングゲーム
  • 三人称シューティングゲーム (sanninshō shūtingugēmu)type of video game
Korean 3인칭 슈팅 게임
  • 3인칭 슈팅 게임 (saminching syuting geim)type of video game
Polish strzelanka trzecioosobowa
  • strzelanka trzecioosobowatype of video game
Cite this entry
APA

third-person shooter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-person%20shooter

MLA

“third-person shooter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-person%20shooter. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “third-person shooter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-person%20shooter.

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